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Saila meets Russian Foreign Minister.
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Moscow, 12 December 2017 (Lana) Foreign Minister, Mohamed Saila met Tuesday in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrev, who renewed his country's support to the GNA and the political process based on Sukhirat accord to speed up the remedial measures to the Libyan crisis. Laverev underlined the need to resume political dialogue among all parties in Libya and engage civil society to speed up a solution through consensus among the Libyans. The meeting also addressed the return of the Russian embassy to operate from Tripoli and prepare for the return of Russian... Read more
Developing information performance and capacity building of staff.
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Tripoli, 12 November 2017 (Lana) Information advisor at the GNA, Ali Jebrial discussed with director of New Information Development Centre the centre's plans to develop information perfromance and enhancing capacities of staff working in the infromation and media fields. The meeting held at the centre's premises focused on the importance of laying down training programmes for all information and media institutions, and that the new centre should supervise and coordinate training plans and programmes domestically and abroad. =... Read more
President of House of Representatives Meets President of High Elections Commission.
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Tobruk, 12 December 2017(Lana) The President of the House of Representatives Agila Saleh has had a meeting with the President of High Elections Commission Emad Al Sayeh. According to the House website, the meeting focused on the upcoming electoral process in Libya, namely the parliamentary and presidential elections, and how prepared the commission was for organizing these elections. =... Read more
President of Presidency Council Meets Egyptian Foreign Minister.
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Tripoli, 11 December 2017(Lana) The President of Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj met at his residence in Cairo Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri and Egypt's Ambassador to Libya. The meeting was attended by the Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala, the Libyan Ambassador to Egypt and the Presidential Adviser Taher Al Suni. The two sides discussed the roadmap proposed by the UN Envoy to Libya Ghasan Salama, and the obstacles to it faced, hoping that the second phase would see national reconciliation and closer rapprochement between... Read more
Libyan Navy Rescues 290 Illegal Migrants North of Garabouli.
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Tripoli, 10 December 2017(Lana) Libyan coast guard patrols have rescued 290 illegal migrants, off the coast of Garabouli, east of Tripoli. The migrants of African and Arab nationalities included 23 women and 28 children and, according to the Coast Guard Spokesman Ayub Qassem, were found on dinghies north of the town of Garabouli. The desperate migrants were offered medical and other assistance before they were handed over to the anti-migration body in Tajoura. =... Read more